Wednesday, September 7, 2005

Coal deliveries to get back on track
Damaged railroad tracks that caused Wyoming coal deliveries to be delayed earlier this year and prompted fears of higher electric prices are being repaired on schedule.

Randall County District Courts
JERED COLEMAN CHADWICK. Judgment on two charges. Theft/stolen property more than $1,500 less than $20,000 and criminal nonsupport. Punishment assessed one year in Randall County Jail and costs on each charge.

Heloise: Diabetes becoming epidemic
DEAR HELOISE: Did you know that diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, as well as new blindness in people ages 20-74? It is also one of the fastest-growing diseases in the United States, and the No. 1 cause of nontraumatic lower-limb amputations.

Dr. Peter Gott: Doctors vs. attorneys revisted topic
DEAR DR. GOTT: When a malpractice attorney wrote to you criticizing your advice to a reader who had asked about suing a local physician, you accused the attorney of self-serving perceptions and reiterated your personal opinion that in such cases "everybody but the lawyers suffers." As both a practicing physician and an attorney, I must point out your self-serving remarks.

Panhandle People
RYAN ZIMMER, a senior civil engineering major at Texas A&M University in College Station, was honored by the Beta Theta Pi general fraternity with the Jerry M. Blesch General Secretary's Leadership Award.

MDA telethon raises more than $50,000
The annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association raised $54,921,586 in contributions and pledges. Last year's telethon raised $59.4 million to fund muscular dystrophy research and services.

Dear Abby: Purses not kept in sight soon gone
DEAR ABBY: In response to the question of where to place one's handbag in a restaurant, you replied: "If you're carrying a small, dressy evening bag, place it on the table. However, if you're carrying a large handbag, put it on the floor next to your chair or beneath the table so the server won't trip on it."

Walk to Cure Diabetes scheduled Saturday
More than 700 walkers - representing corporations, families, schools and other organizations - are expected to turn out Saturday for the Panhandle Branch of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation sixth annual Walk to Cure Diabetes.

Official Visitor
Jo Ella Menn, from left, Department of Texas president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, presents a certificate to Theresa Sturgeon, president of Amarillo's Post 1475 Auxiliary, with the help of Carol Holden, president of District Nine Auxiliary, during Menn's visit to Amarillo earlier this month.

Seventh-grade football action begins
Seventh-grade football began Aug. 29 with a new participant in the gridiron wars. Lorenzo de Zavala Middle School fielded a silver team to face Austin.

Sports Scene
The Amarillo Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a USSSA mixed softball tournament Sept. 17 for classes B, C and D. The $150 registration fee is due by 5 p.m. Monday.

Cornbread, beans, buttermilk
A major milestone is reached when a person lives for 100 years, no doubt. When all of the person's children are alive, in good health and able to help celebrate the momentous occasion, the event is even better.

Music education professor to present program
John Feierabend, director of the Music Education Division at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford, will present a program, "First Steps in Music: Music and Movement for The Early Years," from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Saturday at Olsen Park Elementary School, 2409 Anna St.

Burglary Alert
BURGLARIES ON AUG. 26 were on the 600 block of South Florida Street; the 4200 block of Morning Drive; the 4100 block of Parker Street; the 1000 block of Southwest 11th Avenue; the 2000 block of Southeast 28th Avenue; the 5300 block of Albert Avenue; the 100 block of South Rosemont Street; and the 1200 block of Southwest 11th Avenue.

'Brown Bag Special' set Monday at ASCA
Senior citizens or their caretakers wanting help with evaluating the compatibility of medications can attend the monthly Senior Seminar, "The Brown Bag Special."

Student Crime Stoppers seeking teen burglar
A man remodeling his house on the 100 block of Sunset Terrace was taking a nap in his pickup when he was awakened by a white male, approximately 15 years old, rummaging through his tools in the back of the pickup.

Clarkson: Welps, Soliz ready to win
Until about four months ago, Bryan Welps and Victor Soliz coached together at Highland Park. They will likely feel a little discombobulated on Friday when the Hornets meet River Road as they stalk opposite sidelines in pursuit of their first wins at their respective schools and missing momentum.

Athlete of the Week Honor Roll
TANNER WOODS, FOLLETT FOOTBALL: Passed for 458 yards and five touchdowns and ran for two more, including the game-winner with 21 seconds left, in a 55-53 win over Lorenzo.

17-1 long shot wins at Ruidoso
RUIDOSO DOWNS, N.M. - After spending a wet winter training in Arizona, hard-charging Teller Cartel looked right at home in the rain and mud Monday at Ruidoso Downs.

Sports Scene: Buffs stop ENMU in soccer
PORTALES, N.M. - The West Texas A&M men's soccer team notched both its first win and first Southwest Soccer Conference win of the year in a season-opening 3-0 win at Eastern New Mexico.

Heath: Absence of Gates gives Cowboys chance to win
When Dallas Cowboys fans heard the news three weeks ago that San Diego Chargers big-play tight end Antonio Gates would miss the opener against Dallas on Sunday in San Diego because of his training camp holdout, many of them chalked up a "W" next to the game.

Heath: Absence of Gates gives Cowboys chance to win
When Dallas Cowboys fans heard the news three weeks ago that San Diego Chargers big-play tight end Antonio Gates would miss the opener against Dallas on Sunday in San Diego because of his training camp holdout, many of them chalked up a "W" next to the game.

Feelings into words
The instructions were straightforward: Pick out two Hurricane Katrina photos from the Internet and write poems about them.

Detour set for I-27
Southbound traffic on Interstate 27 will be detoured to the right lane of the frontage road from about 8 a.m. to noon today beginning at Sundown Lane north of the McCormick Road construction.

FEMA funds coming to help evacuees rebuild their lives
Many Hurricane Katrina evacuees could soon leave Amarillo as they receive federal funds and vouchers to pay for housing assistance and travel, city officials said Tuesday. But several local groups pledged to continue helping Katrina survivors as long as they remain here.

Many hearts touched by evacuees' plights
Interaction with New Orleans evacuees appears to have brought volunteers at the Amarillo American Red Cross shelter refreshed appreciation for the lives they lead.

Editorial: Miller showed Amarillo's heart
Communities thrive on people's generosity, their spirit and their big hearts - which Amarillo is demonstrating right now as it welcomes evacuees from the unfolding tragedy along the Gulf Coast.

Guest Column: Showing gratitude to those we take for granted
As we joined a line of cars exiting the Palo Duro Club on Aug. 2 and the smoke filling the air was backed up by visible flames, it became apparent that this place we love more than any other on earth might well be a charred ruin when we returned. It seemed ironic that it should be happening on its 100th anniversary.

Letters to the Editor
Greg Sagan's column Aug. 30 column, "Will America's real Republicans please stand up?" was a good illustration of why Democrats continue to lose ground and elections. Sagan doesn't get it, and neither does his party.

Editorial: Let hearing be loud and clear
The death Saturday of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, 80, after a battle with cancer leaves a void in many ways. However, with U.S. Appeals Court Judge John Roberts scheduled to begin a confirmation hearing in the near future on his nomination to the highest court in the land, what needs to be remembered is fairness.

Buffs stop ENMU in soccer
PORTALES, N.M. - The West Texas A&M men's soccer team notched both its first win and first Southwest Soccer Conference win of the year in a season-opening 3-0 win at Eastern New Mexico.

WT outlasts Wayland for volleyball victory
The West Texas A&M volleyball team didn't exactly play lights out Tuesday night, but it played well enough to defend its home court against Wayland Baptist University.